Construction crews at Delmar Fieldhouse, which will be part of the new Delmar-Tusa Athletic Complex, are prepping the site’s foundation this week by working on adjusting the slope and elevation of soil on the site and installing a new building pad. Delmar Fieldhouse was demolished in January as part of HISD’s plans to modernize and […]
HISD is recruiting students who can’t engage in a traditional high school environment to explore a new option — two Middle College High Schools on Houston Community College campuses in southwest Houston and east of downtown that will open in August. The schools will offer personalized instruction through one-on-one support and small classes — averaging […]
New magnet funding formula approved 5 to 4 The Houston Independent School District Board of Education Thursday approved a $1.74 billion budget for the 2014-2015 academic year that addresses the district’s key priorities – increasing teacher pay, supporting the implementation of a comprehensive literacy plan and funding required expenditures that will ultimately save the district […]
Dowling Middle School community members and staff on Tuesday night had a chance to learn about some of the beginning steps in the design process for the new fine arts school, which is being built under the district’s 2012 bond program. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G00002Ed0ACtto34″ g_name=”20140617-Dowling” width=”600″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” f_bbar=”t” f_bbarbig=”f” fsvis=”f” f_show_caption=”t” crop=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”t” […]
Baton-twirling’s heyday may be about 60 years behind it, but a group of 14 girls from HISD’s Whidby Elementary School is bringing back that lost art with an amazing run for the national title next month. The Whidby team, which just ended its very first year under the guidance of teacher Crystal Evans, is already […]
Figuring out how to do something for the first time can be tricky, but having an expert on hand to show you the ropes can make it a lot easier. That’s why HISD has asked the principals of eight elementary schools with effective Guided Reading programs in place to offer tours to other campus leaders. […]
For recent Reagan High School graduate Kody Ford to even be alive today is nothing short of a miracle. The Class of 2014 member not only confounded doctors by proving virtually every grim prognosis about him wrong as a baby, he also managed to graduate last month with a perfect 12-year attendance record—less than nine […]
Two HISD elementary schools got “taken over” by tax, audit, advisory, and consulting professionals from a firm in downtown Houston on June 6, when representatives from Deloitte traded their suits and briefcases for T-shirts, sensible shoes, and a custom curriculum dedicated to literacy. Deloitte employees came to Pugh and Browning elementary schools that day as […]
Architects and engineers selected to design HISD’s newest facilities participated in a four-hour planning and development session Wednesday on school security and the City of Houston’s permitting process.
HISD’s Transportation Services department is now hiring school bus drivers for the 2014–2015 school year. Here’s what we offer: